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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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